By combining cutting-edge techniques with a multidisciplinary team
approach, the nationally
renowned cardiac surgeons and specialists of the Lankenau Heart
Institute are achieving exceptional patient outcomes and setting the
national standard for heart care.

In most cases, a minimally invasive approach to heart surgery decreases
overall trauma to the body by eliminating the more invasive, open
procedure.

Dr. Sutter is a national leader in minimally invasive,
robotic-assisted bypass surgery. He has performed over 1,000 of
these procedures, more than any other surgeon in the country. He
uses this approach to treat approximately 70 percent of his
patients.

Dr. Sutter is the only surgeon in the Philadelphia region who
has perfected the minimally invasive, robotic-assisted bypass
procedure using just a single 1-inch incision.

Nearly 100 percent of all CABG surgeries (both open and
robotic-assisted) at Lankenau are performed without stopping the
heart and the use of a heart/lung bypass machine. The national
average is 19.4 percent.

More than 81 percent of isolated aortic valve replacement
surgeries are performed at Lankenau
Medical Center using a minimally invasive approach*.

Hundreds of surgeons from around the world frequently come to
Lankenau to observe techniques and train under Dr. Sutter and Dr.
Goldman.

Our Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery Team

Lankenau Medical Center is pleased to
recognize Dr.
Scott Goldman and Dr.
Francis Sutter for their
leadership and dedication to building one of the most renowned minimally
invasive cardiac surgery programs in the country. Celebrating 25 years
at Lankenau, together they have evolved the cardiac surgery program
brining innovative treatment options such as transcatheter valve
therapies and minimally invasive robotic surgery to patients looking for
more options. In addition, hundreds of surgeons from around the world
have come to Lankenau to observe techniques and train under Dr. Goldman
and Dr. Sutter.

Dr. Goldman brings nationally renowned expertise in mitral valve repair
and aortic valve replacement to Lankenau and performs 90 percent of his
surgeries using a minimally invasive approach. 81 percent of mitral
valves are repaired at Lankenau, compared to 57 percent nationally. And
more than 81 percent of isolated aortic valve replacement surgeries are
performed at Lankenau Medical Center using a minimally invasive
approach.

Dr. Sutter is a national leader in minimally invasive, robotic-assisted
bypass surgery. He has performed over 1,100 of these procedures, more
than any other surgeon in the country. He uses this approach to treat
approximately 70 percent of his patients. Dr. Sutter is the only surgeon
in the Philadelphia region who has perfected the minimally invasive,
robotic-assisted bypass procedure using just a single one-inch incision.

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